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Originally Posted by Rathji
I wouldn't backfill your basement without doing some serious looking into how not being below the frostline will impact your house.
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I know I was wondering (typing?) aloud in one of the threads, trying to come up with a reason why people in Canada have basements in the first place. Apparently frost is why; without a basement your house can heave with the frost and crack the foundation.
So yeah, be aware of that before you backfill it.
If I were in your shoes I would wait and see what the city/province is doing before starting anything, as well as insurance companies. No sense starting on anything until you know the full scope of the legislation across all 3 of those bodies. It would suck to finish a reno and then have your insurance company/city/province step in and suddenly change the rules.